Offenbüttel

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 54 ° 10 ′  N , 9 ° 21 ′  E
Basic data
State :	Schleswig-Holstein
Circle :	Dithmarschen
Office :	Mitteldithmarschen
Height :	11 m above sea level NHN
Area :	13.95 km 2
Residents:	251 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	18 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	25767
Primaries :	04802, 04835
License plate :	HEI, MED
Community key :	01 0 51 085
Office administration address:	Hindenburgstrasse 18 25704 Meldorf
Website :	www.offenbuettel.de
Mayoress :	Anke Volkmann (KWV)
Location of the community Offenbüttel in the district of Dithmarschen

Offenbüttel is a municipality in the Dithmarschen district in Schleswig-Holstein . Dammsknöll, Eckhorst, Heinkenstruck, Hinrichshörn and Nordheide are in the municipality.

geography

location

The place is in the east of Dithmarschen and the municipality is bordered in the south by the Kiel Canal and in the east by the Gieselau Canal .

Neighboring communities

Neighboring communities are the communities Osterrade (in the Dithmarschen district), Oldenbüttel and Steenfeld (both in the Rendsburg-Eckernförde district ) and Bunsoh (again in the Dithmarschen district), starting clockwise in the north .

history

In terms of settlement history, the place is one of the Büttel localities. Offenbüttel is an old, independent peasantry , which is symbolized by the still existing peasant stick dated 1714 . The village lies on the eastern edge of the Dithmarscher Geest .

On April 1, 1934, the parish of Albersdorf was dissolved. All of their villages, village communities and farmers became independent communities / rural communities, including Offenbüttel.

coat of arms

Blazon : “ Divided by silver and green in a wave cut. Above a green articulated harp , below a golden peasant's stick in the shape of an octagonal forged iron rod terminating with tapered buttons, through the front end of which a ring is drawn. "

The wave bar stands for Gieselau, which has largely disappeared in the Kiel Canal today, and the other waters that almost surround the municipality. The articulated harp points to the stately row of these old agricultural facilities in the vicinity of which only a few examples are preserved today. They urged for conservation and, with the tribe is the old village, with the branches of the costs incurred only since the 18th century expulsions Hinrichshörn, dam Knöll, Eckhorst, Heinke Struck and North Heath. The tincture takes on the color of the bright sky and through extensive Moore marked Landscape on.

Offenbütteler Moor

The approximately 350 hectare Offenbütteler Moor is located in the municipalities of Offenbüttel and Osterrade, which was watered and renatured by the moor protection program of the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein. Moors provide habitat for many rare and endangered species and serve as carbon stores and thus also for climate protection. In the course of the moor renaturation, paths and bridges were also built.

Through the Offenbütteler Moor you can explore nature on foot, by bike or on horseback. Guided carriage rides through the moor are also offered.

Offenbütteler Moor in Dithmarschen

Sports

There is the FC Offenbüttel football club in the community.

Web links

Commons : Offenbüttel  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Offenbüttel community
• Information on land consolidation in Offenbütteler Moor

Individual evidence

1. ↑ North Statistics Office - Population of the municipalities in Schleswig-Holstein 4th quarter 2019 (XLSX file) (update based on the 2011 census) ( help on this ).
2. ↑ Schleswig-Holstein topography. Vol. 7: Munkbrarup - Pohnsdorf . 1st edition Flying-Kiwi-Verl. Junge, Flensburg 2006, ISBN 978-3-926055-88-0 , p. 237 ( dnb.de [accessed on July 22, 2020]).
3. ↑ State Statistical Office Schleswig-Holstein (Ed.): The population of the communities in Schleswig-Holstein 1867-1970 . State Statistical Office Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel 1972, p. 250 .
4. ↑ Schleswig-Holstein's municipal coat of arms
5. ↑ admin: Offenbütteler Moor, Dithmarschen district. Retrieved January 8, 2020 .